Reviews several books on the U.S. press. "Captive Voices: The Report of the Commission of Inquiry Into High School Journalism," by Jack Nelson; "The Reluctant Reformation: On Criticizing the Press in America," by Lee Brown; "City Politics and the Press: Journalists and the Governing of...

Features the Young Journalists Development Project, a model program founded by Dorothy Gilliam, a columnist. Relevance of the student papers in the Internet age; Importance of journalism in high school; Opportunities offered by the project.

Reports on a Pennsylvania-based high school publication's banning of student Cassandra Hench's award-winning story about gang rivalry because of profanity and sexual reference. Citation of the piece in a writing contest sponsored by the `Patriot-News' in Harrisburg; Banning of publication of the...

Assesses the state of high school journalism in the United States. Teacher's lack of training to teach the subject; Inadequacy of funds for school journalism at most schools; Results of the study entitled `Death by Cheeseburger: High School Journalism in the 1990s and Beyond'; Subjects covered...